*Attendees 17 and under require a parent or legal guardian signature to attend. Children 15 and under are required to have a parent/legal guardian present to provide supervision.

Galacon Ticket Registration is Ready to Go

My dearest subjects,

After preparing dozens of things in the background, like a slight redesign of our homepage, we are very proud to announce that our ticket registration will go live before the great wedding.

On Saturday, April 21st, at 1 p.m. UTC (3 p.m. CET, 9 a.m. EST) we will launch our ticket registration together with our club partner Animexx (http://www.animexx.com). You need to act quickly now, since our tickets are limited to 400.

The basic Weekend Ticket will be sold for €40 and grants you access to all normal panels and events of the Galacon.

For €85 you can buy the Grand Gala Ticket which not only includes an invitation to the Gala Ball but also a full board stay in the Stuttgart International, where the Galacon takes place.

If you want to come on Friday or leave on Monday, every additional night will cost you €35.

Last but not least is the Dealer Ticket: For just additional €20 you will get a sales table for your art, customs and plushies.

Payment just requires a simple bank account, since we prefer SWIFT transactions to ensure that nopony abuses your valuable bits.

Furthermore starting on Saturday, if you want to support the Galacon and receive special gifts, like the convention poster or even a Flash™ animation made by Mr. Poniator, you can donate at our crowdfunding site.

Together with StartNext, where the cinematic surprise “Iron Sky” was financed, we give you the opportunity to donate for special gifts, which you will never find in any store. If you just want to support us symbolically, you can become a fan of our StartNext page at http://www.startnext.de/en/galacon or compete in one of the competitions we will hold this summer.

Equestria LA, California's MLPFiM convention, is looking for some local SoCal artists to help with a 'How To Draw Ponies' panel. Digital and traditional artists are welcome! All applicants can submit examples of their work to submission@equestriala.com , submissions close April 30, 2012.

Brony Fan Fair Announced in Austin Texas

Founded in 2012, Brony Fan Fair is an annual one day My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic fan convention in Austin, Texas. With the creation ofMLP:FiM conventions across the northern areas of the United States, many people in today’s age have come to find a phenomenon similar Star Trek conventions of the past era; yet this phenomenon takes on an identity of its own. Although MLP:FiMexists today with the baggage of its girly tea party centric 80′s incarnation, the franchise has found a much more diverse fanbase. Not in just girls or women, but also boys and men! With the numbers increasing across the United States, Texas Bronies, with no centralization of a pony convention, were stuck wondering: “what about us?”

Texas Bronies, we have answered the call. We recognized a need to unify the fandom in Texas for a day where everypony can meet other fans and geek out without fear of being judged. With a total of more than eight years of convention organizing experience, the team behind Brony Fan Fair endeavor to create such an environment for Bronies and Pegasisters to thrive.

Approximately no more then three and a half hours away from Dallas and from Houston,Brony Fan Fair is proud to have its location in the capital of Texas. Austin, one of the most social cities in America, is well known for its citizens’ constant reminder to “Keep Austin Weird” and as the home for Brony Fan Fair, Austin has become 20% cooler.

This convention is for those of you who once said, “I’ll give this show a shot.” For those of you who dare say “I’m a Brony and I’m proud of it.” For those of you who have come to love and tolerate opposition.

For those of you who have come to realize that Friendship truly is Magic.

Pony Video Contest (divided into two divisions: PMVs and original animation)

Artist Workshops

Charity Auction

Off-Topic Programming for non-MLP related events such as a Pokemon Swap Meet or an Avatar: The Last Airbender/Legend of Korra discussion panel

Registration price will depend on the venue we select for Brony Fan Fair 2012.

I also want to say that I am very well aware of the group attempting to start up an Austin Brony Con. Though I think it's great there are people out there who want to start a Brony Con in Austin, I was sorely disappointed because we've been working on Brony Fan Fair and were not ready to officially announce it to the world until we secured a location. We intend on BFF being a day convention and regardless of the other group attempting to do this, we will still be following through with Brony Fan Fair as we already have most of our policies, programming intentions, and web presence available in addition to the years of convention organizing experience our staff has. However, we are open to the idea of working together with the individuals behind Austin Brony Con. While I do anticipate conflict with Austin Brony Con, I want to ensure everyone reading this that we behind Brony Fan Fest will harbor no ill will towards them.